Eid Milad un Nabi or Mawlid al-Nabi al-Sharif is being observed by people across the country on November 20 and 21st, this year. The festival marks the birthday of Prophet Muhammed, the founder of Islam, also believed to be a messenger of God by Muslims. His birth anniversary is commemorated in the month of Rabi’ al-awwal- the third month in the Islamic calendar. Milad un-Nabi is a gazetted holiday in India and is also known […]
South India Religious News Updates (3rd Week of November) Telangana : A Mosque in Hyderabad becomes a Primary Health Centre In a first, a city mosque now has a primary health centre in a working-class dominated area of the Old City of Hyderabad. The Masjid-e-Ishaq will have a full-fledged primary health centre managed by a team of paramedics and doctors. The initiative of the masjid committee and the Helping Hand Foundation will ensure that about […]
Our Lady of The Holy Rosary Cathedral, also known as Rosario Cathedral, will celebrate 450 years of its completion from November 15 to 18. Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will attend the concluding day of the celebrations on Sunday. History The oldest among the Catholic cathedrals in Karnataka, the Holy Rosary Church was built by the Portuguese soon after they landed in the city following victory in war, on January 5, 1568. It was then called […]
Sabrimala to open today for the annual pilgrimage amidst ‘no consensus’ all party meeting Amid lot the controversy Lord Ayyappa Temple, Sabarimala is all set to open for the annual pilgrimage on Friday, the 16th November. Melsanthi Unnikrishnan Nampoothiri will open the Sreekovil of the temple at 5 pm in the presence of Thantri Kandararu Rajivaru. As per the ongoing practice of the temple, no rituals will be performed at the Sreekovil of the temple […]
According to the latest update morethan 500 women in the age-group of 10-50 years have enrolled to have a ‘darshan’ of Lord Ayyappa in Sabarimala temple when it opens for a three-month period from November 17. As has been mentioned earlier Kerala police had launched a new portal sabarimalaq.com to control pilgrims during the three-month season. And according to the police more than 3.5 lakh devotees have registered themselves on the site so far and […]
Diwali – Countries that celebrate Diwali across the World Diwali is India’s biggest festival and is celebrated with great enthusiasm around the country. One would be surprised to know that we are not the only ones who celebrate Diwali but there are many other countries which celebrate Diwali. While the UK and the US are two other countries where Diwali is celebrated on a large scale thanks to the presence of a large Indian population, […]
Satyabhama – The warrior wife of Lord Krishna Diwali is celebrated as a Five day festival across major parts of India and each day has a different story behind it. One Diwali story in particular strikes out loud – Narakchaturdashi – the story of Krishna and his wife Satyabhama killing the demon Narakasura. This story not just celebrates the usual victory of good over evil but of mutual respect, understanding of the wife and husband […]
Naraka Chaturdashi – Diwali of South India Though Diwali is celebrated throughout India, however there are differences in the ways in which it is celebrated in different regions of the country. Often there is one day difference in the North and South Indian celebrations. Lighting of Diya’s and bursting crackers is all same, the only difference is South Indians celebrate a day earlier than North Indians and celebrate it early in the morning where as […]
With the Supreme Court passing the judgment that women of all ages can also enter the Sabarimala’s Ayyappa temple, there has been huge hue and cry about it. While staunch Hindus believed that the judgment passed by the Supreme Court has not considered the Hindu faith and belief. The pro-verdict believe it as a major victory for women and gender equality in the country. The politicians are trying to play a balancing act, they can’t […]
Kerala : Kerala government not to file a review petition on Sabarimala case According to the latest the Kerala government will not file a review petition on the Supreme Court order allowing women of all ages to enter the Sabarimala temple, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday. “None can stop women into the Sabarimala temple, as the apex court has ordered to keep the temple open for all women. The state government will not […]
Sabarimala case A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, in a majority judgment, on Friday upheld the right of women of all ages to worship in places of their choice. This verdict will pave the way for the famed temple of Lord Ayyappa in Sabarimala, Kerala, to open its doors to women in the menstruation age in the hearing of Sabarimala case. Women between the ages of ten and fifty have been banned from […]
Sabarimala Case : A brief History and Timeline Today the Supreme Court is passing a judgment on whether women between the ages of 10 and 50 should be allowed to enter Kerala’s Sabarimala temple. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, is examining the legality of a provision in the Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry) Rules, 1965, which authorises the restriction. The bench, which also comprises […]
